The Spark Bird Project is on tour and will be visiting the Library on Wednesday, March 4th at 5:30 PM. The Spark Bird Project is a citizen science and creative writing initiative that collects and shares the stories of people who fell in love with birding.
Come share your story
Posts by Fund for a Better Waterfront
The transformation of Hoboken’s former industrial shoreline began with a simple concept: a public waterfront. Our story echoes the current story of Gotham Park in Manhattan, where a citizen initiative is revitalizing 9 acres for the public.
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Newsletter: FBW's Alternate Plan for Garage B, Photos from Connect the Waterfront 2025, Thank you for your support in 2025
#hoboken #urbandesign
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Sarah Colker & Carol Boncelet chat up some folks at today's Hoboken Arts & Music Festival, which draws over 30,000 people to town.
Urban shade trees are the key to building sustainable, healthy and happy cities
Shade trees also play a vital role in combating climate change
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Visit FBW's booth at Hoboken's Fall Arts & Music Festival on Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. betterwaterfront.org/17441-2/
Photos from Flotsam River Circus on September 9, 2025 at the Hoboken Cove; bringing magic & whimsy to our beloved waterfront park
#hoboken #hudsonriver #rivercircus
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The Flotsam River Circus promised to bring some "magic and whimsy to the world" and last night they delivered that to Hoboken's waterfront.
#Hoboken #HudsonRiver #Circus
Resilience Paddle Sports nurtures the next generation of environmental stewards on Hoboken’s waterfront betterwaterfront.org/resilience-p...
Join FBW for this year’s Connect the Waterfront event on Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at the Hoboken Elks Club betterwaterfront.org/save-the-dat...
FBW legal brief challenges Weehawken ordinance that paved way for massive development at Hoboken border
Township failed to comply with basic requirements of New Jersey’s Municipal Land Use Law
#hoboken #hudsonriver #weehawken
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The Flotsam River Circus will bring its troupe of clowns, jugglers,acrobats and puppeteers to Hoboken’s waterfront on September 9 at 6 p.m. at Sinatra Park betterwaterfront.org/the-flotsam-...
Hidden within tonight's #Hoboken City Council 1,000 page agenda package: a resolution to negotiate an agreement with Skylight Real Estate Partners for the Garage B redevelopment site. Administration is withholding info on this from public as well as Council members.
Join us for City of Water Day on Saturday, July 12. Organizations participating in Hoboken: FBW, Resilience Adventures, Hudson River Fishermen, Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse, Our Tern etc.
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Shorebirds of NJ Meadowlands & Hoboken waterfront are indicative of ecosystems’ resilience
BW and Our Tern take a Hackensack Riverkeeper eco-cruise as Hoboken’s colony of Terns make a comeback
#hoboken #njmeadowlands
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The oyster toadfish will be joining the Cove to Cove Migration Parade this June 15. This artwork by Ann Marshall belongs to her family of weird fish of the Hudson River.
You can join the parade at 3 p.m. Hoboken's Maxwell Place Park.
#hoboken #hudsonriver
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Captain Sam Merrett of the Schooner Apollonia on Pier 12 this morning at the Shipyard Marina in Hoboken. Boat boxes were delivered to area residents supporting the Apollonia's sustainable shipping on the Hudson River.
#hoboken #hudsonriver
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Hope to see you there. We have worked with ITP since last fall. Block Party after the 2 p.m. performance will be the grand finale. inheritancetheater.org/hoboken
June 15, 2025 FBW, Resilience Adventures, HCCB & Our Tern invite you to DISCOVER YOUR WATERFRONT with activities for all ages on the Hoboken Cove beach, including kayaking, paddle boarding, way-finding games and hands-on environmental science fun!
Please sign the petition - Port Authority: Open the Jersey City Holland Tunnel Pier to the Public!
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At Hoboken's waterfront, just south of Pier A Park, so far this year 618,931 pedestrians! 3,897 yesterday as of 4:39 pm. This is a testament to #Hoboken's beloved, ever so popular waterfront designed to be public, open to people from all walks of life. #hudsonriver
The Block Party will follow the Sunday performance of Recollection - A Hoboken Story, the culmination of a 9-month collaboration between ITP and the #Hoboken community. FBW was a partnering org. Buy tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/recollecti...
"As communities expand, migratory birds face growing challenges. Native habitats shrink, noise and light pollution escalate, and domestic pets disturb and prey on a variety of species."
#migratorybirdday
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Thanks all for participating in Jane's Walk 2025 last Saturday in Hoboken walking from Little City Books to Garage B to Hoboken's South Waterfront, covering a variety of topics: Jane Jacobs, urban design & planning, redevelopment issues, Plan for the Hoboken Waterfront, etc.
Order your June Boat Box from the Schooner Apollonia today to support sustainable freight along the Hudson River. Hoboken is now one of the regular ports
#hoboken #hudsonriver
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Join us for Bike Hoboken's first community ride of the season!
This month, we're meeting at Pier A Park at 10:45am and starting the day with a short bike safety lesson. We'll get rolling right after!
As the Earth Terns, an Earth Day event at #Hoboken Public Library last night. Advocates for the terns, Noelle Thurlow and Jeffrey Train with FBW's Heather Gibbons and Kate Valenta. The revival of the lower Hudson Estuary sparked the retern of the terns to Hoboken's waterfront.
Jane's Walks will take place in cities around the world this weekend and in #Hoboken on May 3 beginning at 10 a.m. We will discuss all the things that Jane Jacobs would appreciate about our city and some she would not like. Please RSVP for starting location. #janeswalk #cities
Last night, Noelle Thurlow talking about web of life in the lower Hudson estuary that supports a wide array of wildlife, including #Hoboken 's terns who will arrive soon to our waterfront. Also, Jeffrey Train spoke. Both passionate advocates for our terns & their plan to secure their future here.